The Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine disorder was denied in January 2004, and new evidence submitted since then does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,Prior to May 28, 2008, the Veteran's PTSD was manifested by poor insight, chronic sleep impairment, restricted affect, depressed mood, and mild memory impairment. The criteria for an initial evaluation greater than 30 percent were not met.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current cervical spine disorder is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1015902
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for a temporary total evaluation because of hospital treatment in excess of 21 days for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity, lumbar radiculopathy as they were already granted. The claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right elbow disorder, left elbow disorder, and cervical spine disorder are remanded for further development.
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